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The latest releases, the hottest stars and the leading directors, plus news and insights

The latest releases, the hottest stars and the leading directors, plus news and insights from the film world

The Film Programme: Midnight Cowboy

Midnight Cowboy

BBC Radio 4 - The Film Programme, Midnight Cowboy

Michael Childers takes us behind the scenes of Midnight Cowboy and reveals how he persuaded Andy Warhol to take part, and the shocking reason why the artist is not in the finished film.

With Antonia Quirke

John Schlesinger's partner Michael Childers takes us behind the scenes of Midnight Cowboy and reveals how he persuaded Andy Warhol to take part and the shocking reason why the artist was not in the finished film.

Julian Fellowes talks about his big screen adaptation of Downton Abbey and why all his scripts have to meet his wife's approval before they are sent off.

Betty Balfour was one of the biggest stars of British cinema in the 1920, thanks largely to a series of films starring a character called Squibs. Pamela Hutchinson reveals 
 the sad facts of what happened to Betty, as one of her most popular movies, Love, Life And Laughter has been restored and returned to the big screen.

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